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The Funeral Times Trade Show Ireland 2015

The Funeral Times Trade Show Ireland 2015 will be held on Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th September 2015 at Citywest, Dublin. The inaugural 2013 show exceeded all expectations and they have plans to make the 2015 show an even bigger success with events and promotions to attract as large an audience as possible.

Why not stop by and see us at stand F7 in the centre of the hall, where we will be exhibiting our latest range of equipment and new concepts.

http://www.funeraltimestradeshowireland.com/

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In Search of the Perfect Embalming Chemical

Written by Curtis D. Rostad, CAE, CFSP
Aardbalm
Aardbalm from the United Kingdom was the first. A new kind of embalming fluid – iodine-based and claiming to be both non-toxic and earth-friendly. The skeptics lined up immediately. It doesn’t produce firmness, so does it really embalm a body or just delay decomposition for awhile? The Dodge Company responded with Freedom Art. The exact formulation is a closely guarded secret, but the alcohol-based fluid is said to “preserve, disinfect and deodorize,” while clearly advising the user that they will not achieve the firmness they are used to. Continue reading In Search of the Perfect Embalming Chemical

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Tissue Gas Alert


Tissue Gas

by Jack Adams, CFSP

People are living longer due to good health care and the advances being made daily in the medical field. New drugs and medical treatments routinely keep patients alive – results that would have been considered medical miracles just a few years ago. Heart surgeries to repair circulation to the heart with stents or artery reconstructions are very common, and bypass surgery to repair heart vessels seems as common today as tonsil removal was years ago. Continue reading Tissue Gas Alert

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Upcoming Industry and Trade Events

IAFD Quarterly Meeting will be held in the the landmark Hotel in Carrick-on-Shannon on the Thursday 7th October at 2 pm.

BIE 4th Quartley Meeting wiil be held in The Creggan Court Hotel in Athlone on Saturday 9th October at 6pm.

IAFD Annual General Meeting will be held in the Clontarf Castle Hotel Dublin on Saturday the 27th November 2010 at 2.30pm.

BIE AGM will be held on the 23rd January 2011 venue to be advised.

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Shepherd’s Move to New Premises

We are pleased to announce that we have moved to our new business premises on the Athlone Road in Longford Town. This premises has been a long awaited addition to the business and has so far received great reviews from any of our customers that have called. All say much the same “We had no idea you carried such a large range from all sectors of the trade”.

The building caters not only for our supplies business but also features a fully functional Embalming Suite for our sister company Shepherds Embalming Services. This facility will help us further assist our customers by allowing us to invite them to see the different techniques used when using our wide range of Dodge products.

We are open Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:30 and would be happy to show you around our new showroom during these hours.